CAF President Welcomes Morocco’s Bid to Host 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

The head of African football is in Morocco to attend the final of the CAF Women’s Champions League which will pit AS FAR against Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) on Sunday in Rabat.

When questioned at Rabat-Salé airport about Morocco’s request to host the 2025 edition of the CAN, Patrice Motsepe said he was "enthusiastic" to receive the applications from the countries interested in hosting the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2025, stating that he "welcomes" Morocco’s submission of its application and that the objective is "to organize the best competition in Africa".

Highlighting the assets Morocco has in terms of infrastructure, the official said that "Morocco has often hosted major competitions and has sometimes been the only country to host a new competition". I am very grateful to Morocco for this, he said.

Motsepe also said he was "delighted" to visit Morocco again, a country that has "a deep commitment" to developing football in the Kingdom and across Africa.